Pennsylvania RN License Renewal CE Package

Yes, the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing accepts continuing education from Nursing CE Central for purposes of license renewal. We are an approved CE Provider per the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

• LPNs and RNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of Continuing Education every 2 years.
  • 2 of the 30 contact hours must be on child abuse recognition and reporting
    • This is provided by the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center and can be found here

• APRNs are required to complete 30 contact hours of general Continuing Education every 2 years.
  • 2 of the 30 contact hours must be on child abuse recognition and reporting
    • This is provided by the Pennsylvania Child Welfare Resource Center and can be found here
  • 16 of the 30 contact hours must be on pharmacology for those with prescriptive authority
  • 2 of the 30 contact hours must be on pain management, the identification of
    addiction, or the prescribing of opioids

Once you enroll you will have access to all courses. To complete a course you read and learn the course materials, then testify that you have done so by clicking a button. Once this is complete your certificate will be issued.

No, but that course can be obtained for free here:

https://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/webapps/portal/execute/tabs/tabAction?tab_tab_group_id=_91_1

No. The Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing does not require that tests be taken in order to issue certificates. We do not feel that tests are an efficient use of nurses’ time. Therefore, we do not require tests. You simply need to read the material and certify you have learned the material with one click.

Your certificate will be instantly emailed to you once you complete a course. Additionally, it is available online for you to access at any time. We keep a record of your certificates for five years.

No. Users may complete the courses at their own pace. Nursing CE Central does not monitor your time spent in courses.

Nursing CE Central is happy to offer you a refund if the courses do not meet your state licensing requirements.

To renew your license, visit the Pennsylvania renewal portal at www.pals.pa.gov. You will be allowed to complete your renewal process once applications open between 30 and 60 days prior to expiration. Once logged in, you will need to review the application checklist, upload required documents, follow
prompts, and pay the $122 renewal fee, to complete the renewal process.

If your license expires due to missing your renewal deadline, you will not be able to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania until you have been issued an active license. Nurses must submit a reactivation application through the Pennsylvania license portal at www.pals.pa.gov. Once logged-in, you can access the reactivation application by clicking on the pencil icon located beside the license number you need to reactivate. For more information on the reactivation process, visit https://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/Nursing/Pages/Reactivation-Forms.aspx.

All Pennsylvania RNs must complete 30 hours of continuing education for their biennial license renewal. Of those 30 hours, 2 must meet the Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting requirements. Nursing CE Central guides it’s users to a free, Board-approved source to obtain these specific, required hours, and includes all 28 remaining hours in its 2023 Pennsylvania Renewal CEU bundle.

https://www.reportabusepa.pitt.edu/webapps/portal/execute/tabs/tabAction?tab_tab_group_id=_91_1

It takes, on average, three days for the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing to renew an existing, registered license. However, it may take 10-14 business days to receive your renewed license in the mail. Once you have completed and submitted your renewal application through the Pennsylvania renewal
portal (www.pals.pa.gov) you will receive a confirmation email. For real-time updates on the status of your license and renewal application, you can visit www.pals.pa.gov.

All nurses are responsible for keeping individual records of continuing education completion, should the Pennsylvania Board of Nursing ever request them. Nursing CE Central suggests keeping these records for a minimum of three renewal cycles, or six years, should a nurse be selected for an audit.